The political system of the European Union
Contributors: Høyland, Bjørn Kåre
Edition: 3rd ed. / Simon Hix and Bjørn Høyland.
Series: The European Union series; European Union series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780230249813; 9780230249820
Subjects: Politics and government; European Union; Political planning
Description: The EU is presented in this textbook as an emerging political system, in which the government, policies and the politics of the system are inextricably linked.
Notes: Previous ed.: published as by Simon Hix. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-388) and index.

Specialized.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : explaining the EU political system; title: Government. Executive politics ; Legislative politics ; Judicial politics; title: Politics. Public opinion ; Democracy, parties, and elections ; Interest representation; title: Policies. Regulation of the single market ; Expenditure policies ; Economic and monetary union ; Interior policies ; Foreign policies ; Conclusion : rethinking the European Union.